The Michigan Countdown

buckhunter14 · 11-12-2007, 10:58 AM

Well Fellas, as we look at it now, there is 66 hours until we have opening morning of the 2007 firearm deer seasonupon us. Looking forward to some great hunting, awesome memories, and spending time with some special people. Good luck to all, and be safe!

jtivat · 11-12-2007, 09:01 PM

I can't wait I just wish it would cool off a little.

JoeyG · 11-13-2007, 02:16 AM

got all my bags packed, ill be flying out wed. morning.
This is gonna be AWESOME.

buckhunter14 · 11-13-2007, 07:47 AM

It is going to be VERY awesome... I await for deer season every where, about the time it ends!!

It will cool down a bit soon.

jtivat - where are you at in GR? do you hunt in the kent co. area?

Good luck to all........ the count is down to 44 hours fellas!!

finner · 11-13-2007, 09:16 AM

Good luck to you Drew...are you hunting the U.P or near your home?

Heading out to deer camp after work on wednesday, i cant wait.

buckhunter14 · 11-13-2007, 11:03 AM

Hunt near the home in GR, and up in the UP over Thanksgiving. We have a cabin in Rapid River, Michigan. Great place, beautiful. How far is that from you? Keweenaw Peninsula I see. We drive past there on our way I think.

finner · 11-13-2007, 12:09 PM

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Hunt near the home in GR, and up in the UP over Thanksgiving. We have a cabin in Rapid River, Michigan. Great place, beautiful. How far is that from you? Keweenaw Peninsula I see. We drive past there on our way I think.

Yeah the rapid river area is nice, i usually go fishing a couple times a year out of bay de noc, good times and great fishing. i never hunted the area maybe someday.

Imabout 160 miles west of therein the thumb of u.p in a little town called lake linden.

jtivat · 11-13-2007, 12:46 PM

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ORIGINAL: buckhunter14

It is going to be VERY awesome... I await for deer season every where, about the time it ends!!

It will cool down a bit soon.

jtivat - where are you at in GR? do you hunt in the kent co. area?

Good luck to all........ the count is down to 44 hours fellas!!

My address is really Caledonia I live behind the new Meijer at M6 and Kalamazoo I hunt north west of Big Rapids. I have been hunting some state land that is surounded on three sides my private land for the last nine years and taken 7 bucks. The last three have been a lot warmer and I have not seen near as many deer and only had one buck in that time. Maybe it is something else but the deer seem to move a lot more there when it is below 30 degrees.

buckhunter14 · 11-13-2007, 05:00 PM

Congrats, that is an amazing feat.. 7 bucks on Michigan state lands a true trophy!!

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Maybe it is something else but the deer seem to move a lot more there when it is below 30 degrees.

Agreed, I pray for snow every november. The cold temperature get the deer up and moving, feeding much more drastically, and the rut kicks in its last week to. It needs to turn colder!

By the way, I sat tonight and had a mature 8 and 6 point chase a doe hard. They came through 40 yards out and I grunted softly. The 8 point stuck right on the doe and went across the country (kidding), but the 6 came in at 30 yards. A little young yet, so he will hopefully live another year.

Good luck to all!!! 36 hours remaining!!!

jtivat · 11-13-2007, 05:20 PM

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Agreed, I pray for snow every november. The cold temperature get the deer up and moving, feeding much more drastically, and the rut kicks in its last week to. It needs to turn colder!

Good luck to all!!! 36 hours remaining!!!

Ya it also gets other hunters up and moving which moves the deer.